[Ishimaru actually falls quiet for a moment at that, though again, he still seems to be focused on the discussion as opposed to retreating back into his head.]
Naegi-kun, I...
[He hesitates; shakes his head a bit.]
I'm not abandoning my sense of morals, and I still think that if there's a lawful way for this to be done, it should be done that way.
But things...aren't that simple.
[It strikes him as wrong as soon as he's said it, though he's not going to try to amend it, either; he doesn't like this - he doesn't like having to justify some sort of moral departure like that, regardless of whether he admits it is or not, and the fact that he can justify it in any way isn't sitting well with him.]
I'm going to find a way to stop them; it's not really helping them if it's what brings them down in the end, and I'll make amends as soon as I've worked everything out. You know I will.
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Naegi-kun, I...
[He hesitates; shakes his head a bit.]
I'm not abandoning my sense of morals, and I still think that if there's a lawful way for this to be done, it should be done that way.
But things...aren't that simple.
[It strikes him as wrong as soon as he's said it, though he's not going to try to amend it, either; he doesn't like this - he doesn't like having to justify some sort of moral departure like that, regardless of whether he admits it is or not, and the fact that he can justify it in any way isn't sitting well with him.]
I'm going to find a way to stop them; it's not really helping them if it's what brings them down in the end, and I'll make amends as soon as I've worked everything out. You know I will.